N. Korea fires ballistic missiles after US-S. Korea drills

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By HYUNG-JIN KIM 26 minutes ago

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Friday, its latest weapons demonstration that came days after U.S. and South Korean warplanes conducted joint drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.

North Korea has conducted an unprecedented number of missile tests this year in what some experts call an attempt to bolster its weapons capability and pressure its rivals to make concessions such as sanctions relief in future negotiations. Recently, the North also claimed to have performed major tests needed to acquire its first spy satellite and a more mobile intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.

South Korea’s military detected the two missile launches from North Korea’s capital region at around 4:32 p.m. on Friday. Japan said it also confirmed at least one missile launch by North Korea.

It wasn’t immediately clear exactly what kinds of missiles North Korea fired. South Korea’s military said the missiles traveled about 250 kilometers (155 miles) and 350 kilometers (220 miles) respectively before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.



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[mitch96]

1. It's easy to shoot missiles into the water and hit fish. I wonder how accurate they are?

Ruzzia is buying N.Korean rockets to pound Ukraine. Lets see if they are accurate.
Will Patriot knock them down?
I hope they just hit worms in a field.....
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[Alexander Of Assyria]

2. It's a single battery! 4 million per missile...ru cruise missiles 250,000 a pop. Drones, like free.

American death machines always 10x more than any other. This war weapon is symbolic, won’t shoot down a fly in war.

[mitch96]

3. I also wonder how Ru is gonna pay NK? Rubles? Trade for oil? Matryoshka dolls?? Food?

[Alexander Of Assyria]

4. Russia isn't a poor nation. NK is, except for nukes.

[mitch96]

5. Agree, I'm just curious how the transaction will pan out.. NK needs "stuff"

What do they want and what do they need?
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[dembotoz]

6. it seems we have always been led to believe north korea and iran had resources to make only a few

missiles

and yet both seem to be exporting big ticket weapons to russia like they are a fricken costco

seems both countries are not the stoneage rock crunchers we have been told.

what other unpleasant surprised will come our way?

[Alexander Of Assyria]

7. Curious, NK ever fire missiles before the many a year US led invasion exercises?

Headline should be

AFTER US-South Korea military exercises NK fires ballistic missiles…into the sea. Again.

[Martin68]

8. Hey, everybody, look over here! We're here too! And we're dangerous! Look at these missiles we

attacked the ocean with! There's more where they came from. And who knows what we might be crazy enough to do!